Profession radio technician

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Radio technicians install, adjust, test, maintain, and repair mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems. They also monitor their performance and determine causes of faults.

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Personality Type

Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

Electromagnetism

The study of electromagnetic forces and the interaction between electric and magnetic fields. The interaction between electrically charged particles can create magnetic fields with a certain range or frequency and electricity can be produced by the changing of these magnetic fields.

Analog electronics theory

The theory based on analogue circuits in which volumes (voltage or current) continuously vary over time.

Electronics principles

The study of electric energy, more specifically electron, control and its prominent principles regarding integrated circuits and electrical systems.

Skills

Install monitors for process control

Plan and deploy a system of monitors for controlling specific processes in an organisation or a system.

Operate electronic measuring instruments

Tend a wide variety of devices for measuring electronic characteristics of system components, such as optical power meter, fibre power meter, digital power meter and multimeter.

Put together the parts and components of devices using technological methods for the transmission and reception of information.

Calibrate electronic instruments

Correct and adjust the reliability of an electronic instrument by measuring output and comparing results with the data of a reference device or a set of standardised results. This is done in regular intervals which are set by the manufacturer and using calibration devices.

Interpret electronic design specifications

Analyse and understand detailed electronic design specifications.

Operate signal generator

Tend electronic devices or software tone generators that produce digital or analog repeating or non-repeating electronic signals in order to design, test and repair electronic and acoustic equipment.

Install electronic communication equipment

Set up and deploy digital and analogue electronic communications. Understand electronic diagrams and equipment specifications.

Execute analytical mathematical calculations

Apply mathematical methods and make use of calculation technologies in order to perform analyses and devise solutions to specific problems.

Perform testing or repairing activities on radio transmitting and receiving equipment, such as testing control circuits.

Interpret technical information for electronic repair work

Analyse and understand given technical information for electronic repair work.

Conform to health and safety regulations

Carry out all work in accordance with relevant environmental and health and safety legislation, risk assessment requirements and company policies. Take the necessary health and safety precautions during work including posture the body well, safely operate tools and machinery, and wear the right clothes and protection for the climate.

Solder electronics

Operate and use soldering tools and soldering iron, which supply high temperatures to melt the solder and to join electronic components.

Estimate duration of work

Produce accurate calculations on time necessary to fulfil future technical tasks based on past and present information and observations or plan the estimated duration of individual tasks in a given project.